20160887 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20160919

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
September 19, 2016
Steeplegate Property Owners Association
Attn: Danny C. Phillips
7191 Hunters Club Dr
Trinity, NC 27370
PA'r MCCRORY
(iovemor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secrefaly
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
DWR # 2016-0887
Randolph County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Steeplegate - Lake Cameron Bank Stabilization
Dear Mr. Phillips:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated July
15, 2016, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) September 12, 2016. These impacts are
covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 3885 and the conditions listed below.
This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Number 13 once it is issued to you by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please note that you should get any other federal, state or local permits
before proceeding with your project, including those required by (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion
Control, Non -Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification(s) or general permit
and the following additional conditions:
1. The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general
conditions of the Certification are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental
impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b) and/or (c)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Open Waters — Lake Cameron
1125 linear feet of shoreline stabilization
This approval is for the purpose -and design described in your application. The plans and
specifications for this project are incorporated by reference as part of the Certification. If you
change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new
application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner must be
given a copy of this approval letter and General Certification(s)/Permit/Authorization and is
responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
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401 APPROVAL
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3. Appropriate sediment and erosion control measures which equal or exceed those outlined in the
most recent version of the North Carolina Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design
Manual or the North Carolina Surface Mining Manual (available from the Division of Land
Resources at NCDENR regional offices or the central office), whichever is more appropriate, shall
be designed, installed and maintained properlyto assure compliance with the North Carolina water
quality standards that are applicable to lakes and reservoirs. These measures must be maintained
on all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) sites, including contractor owned and
leased borrow pits, which are associated with the project.
4. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters to the maximum
extent practicable. If placement of sediment and erosion control measures in wetlands or waters
is unavoidable, they shall be removed and the natural grade restored within six months of the date
that the project is completed or, if applicable, within six months of the date that the project is
released by the North Carolina Division of Land Resources.
5. No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond
the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre -Construction Notification. All construction
activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion
control "Best Management Practices' shall be performed so that no violations of state water
quality standards, statutes, or rules occur.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 150B byfiling a written
petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH)
within sixty (60) / thirty (30) calendar days.
A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://`www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's
Office at [phone] for information. A petition is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy
along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH during normal office hours (Monday through
Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], provided the original and one copy of the
petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5) business days
following the faxed transmission.
Mailing address fo.r the OAH:
If sending via US Postal Service: If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285

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401 APPROVAL
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One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DEQ:
Sam Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Please contact
Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or [e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P. E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
Enclosures: GC 3885
cc: Andy Williams, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file